Saturday, October 18, 2008

The last two games against Palermo and Napoli have something else in common apart from both being defeats: Claudio Marchisio's excellent performances.

The young midfielder is taking maximum advantage of the chances he's being given and is becoming more and more of a leader, on and off the pitch. You can tell by hearing what he said after tonight's game when interviewed by Juventus Channel:

"We're bitterly disappointed and you can see it on our faces too. We played great for an hour, closing every space at the back and not leaving Napoli any room in midfield despite them playing with five men there".

"After going one up, we made the mistake that great teams cannot make: we let go and they punished us".

"Now we must turn the page immediately and focus on Tuesday's game; against Real Madrid we will have to fight for the whole 90 minutes and redeem ourselves, for the sake of ourselves, the Club and our fans".